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Kate O'Flynn Waited to Shoot Her Shot — And It Brought Her to Widow's Bay

Kate O'Flynn Waited to Shoot Her Shot — And It Brought Her to Widow's Bay15 aug27 min

Katey talks to the Emmy-nominated breakout star of the year's breakout comedy series Widow's Bay, about how she created Patricia as one of television's most lovable oddballs and how kicking off her screen career with director Mike Leigh — who she'll reunite with for Tender Loving Care this fall — set her up for a remarkable career. 

00:00 Intro

01:02 Coming Up...

02:33 The Audition Process

04:20 Naive Confidence After Drama School

05:53 From Glass Menagerie To Patricia

07:13 Patricia's Fragility And Mean Girls

08:29 The Childlike Fear Of Widows Bay

09:52 Keeping Up With The Improv Titans

11:45 Hamish's 200-Year-Old Zombie

13:13 Meeting The Sea Hag

14:49 When The Tone Clicked